Vietnam

Question 1

Before ww2 who was Vietnam ruled by

Answer 1

France

Question 2

During the war who was Vietnam conquered by? How’d they treat Vietnamese

Answer 2

Invaded by Japanese

Treated Vietnamese savagely

Question 3

Strong ant-jap resistance movement called what? Emerged under the leadership of who?

Answer 3

The viet minh

Under Ho Chi Minh

Question 4

In 1930 what political party did Ho Chi Minh found a

Answer 4

The Indochinese Communist Party

Question 5

When Second World War ended what did the Viet Minh do

Answer 5

Entered northern city Hanoi in 1945 and declared Vietnam independent

Question 6

What did french do following the Vietnam delcreation of independence

Answer 6

Came back wanting to rule
9 years of war follow
Viet Minh had North
France had south

Question 7

From 1949 who was Ho Chi Minh supported by?

Answer 7

China who had turned communism that same year

Question 8

Who helped the south

Answer 8

USA

Question 9

How much money did USA put into french war effort per year

Answer 9

$500 million

Question 10

When did France pull out

Answer 10

1954

Question 11

Why did America prevent elections from taking place

Answer 11

Cos they feared communists would win

Question 12

Eisenhower and Dulles believed in what theory

Answer 12

Domino theory

Question 13

To Eisenhower and Dulles who was te first domino

Answer 13

Vietnam

Question 14

In 1955 who did America help set up a republic in the south

Answer 14

Ngo Dinh Diem

Question 15

Why was ngo dinh diem unpopular

Answer 15

Belonged to landlord class which treated peasants badly
Was Christian n showed little respect for Buddhist religion of most Vietnamese
Corrupt regime, family in positions of power no elections not even for local councils

Question 16

Did America like ngo dinh diem

Answer 16

No

Dulles said “we knew of no one better”

Question 17

How much money did America endorse in ngo dinh diem in 50s

Answer 17

$1.6 billion

Question 18

What followed diem being overthrown and when

Answer 18

Diem overthrown November 1963

Governments that followed equally corrupt nonetheless got supported by America

Question 19

Viet cong set up in

Answer 19

December 1960

Question 20

Viet cong started attacking south gov and American air bases and supply bases what did Kennedy do

Answer 20

Sent in military personnel he called “advisers”

Question 21

What event began the Vietnam war

Answer 21

The gulf of Tonkin
In August 1964 north Vietnamese patrol boats opened fire on us ships there and us congress passed the Tonkin Gulf resolution

Question 22

When did operation rolling thunder begin

Answer 22

February 1965

Question 23

What was operation rolling thunder

Answer 23

A gigantic bombing campaign against North Vietnamese cities factories army bases and Ho Chi Minh trail
It continued for 3 years

Question 24

When was USA OFFICALLY at war with Vietnamese

Answer 24

On 8th of march when 3,500 us marines combat troops came ashore at Da Nang

Question 25

Why did us send troops to Vietnam

Answer 25

-containment -domino theory "Military-industrial complex"

Question 26

What was the "military-industrial complex"

Answer 26

Eisenhower warned of In 1961 Said America gained business from conflict and that groups of armed forces and business could become too influential in his last speech as president

Question 27

Who had superior technology and firepower

Answer 27

America

Question 28

In early 1965 how many soldiers did the Viet cong have

Answer 28

170,000

Question 29

Ho already had guerrilla success when beating the

Answer 29

French

Question 30

What uniform did the guerrillas wear

Answer 30

None | They were indistinguishable from the civilians

Question 31

Guerrilla attack wore down American

Answer 31

Morale | Made them scared

Question 32

What percent of us casualties were from booby traps. What was job for checking them killed

Answer 32

Going "on point" | 11% Bcos of booby traps

Question 33

51% American casualties from

Answer 33

Hand to hand combat

Question 34

What was "hanging in to the American belts"

Answer 34

Close quarter fighting | Americans Cldnt use guns without hitting their own men

Question 35

How many VC worked on HCM trail to keep it going despite bombing

Answer 35

40,000

Question 36

Viet cong tactics

Answer 36

Guerrilla Making civilians on their side or killing them Supplies Commitment

Question 37

Total vc and nV killed ?

Answer 37

Estimated at 1 million | This was more than America

Question 38

VC truly believed in their cause | They refused to give in and fought willingly

Answer 38

Unlike Americans

Question 39

Main us tactic

Answer 39

Bombing

Question 40

Could Air Force defeat VC

Answer 40

No just slow them down

Question 41

Who developed policy of search and destroy

Answer 41

General Westmorland

Question 42

How did searcha nd destroy work

Answer 42

Helicopters full of troops descended on village and would destroy VC found

Question 43

Problems with search and destroy

Answer 43

Raids based on inadequate info Us troops à walked into traps For every VC weapon found there was a body count of six Lots of innocent villages mistaken for VC freshholds Made American unpopular with peasants makin em support VC

Question 44

What chemical weapons were used

Answer 44

Agent orange 'weedkiller' to destroy jungle where VC HID | Napalm also used to destroy jungles but it burnt flesh down to the bone

Question 45

How many litres of agent orange used

Answer 45

82 million litres

Question 46

From 1967 what was the average age of American troops

Answer 46

19

Question 47

Morale amongst US conscripts was low. What did US do which foolishly put down war effort

Answer 47

Introduced policy of only giving troops one year of service which meant as soon as soldiers gained sufficient experience they were sent home